Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • DM: SF facility is populated by drug-users shooting up in broad daylight
  • SFC: In controversial move, S.F. allows drug use at new Tenderloin treatment linkage center
  • San Jose approves gun owners liability insurance
  • AP: California city approves 1st US insurance law for gun owners
  • SDUT: County Board of Supervisors gives second OK to ghost guns ban
  • CalM: California lawmakers go all in on COVID vaccine rules
  • LAT $: Super Bowl guests to get KN95 masks at SoFi Stadium
  • LAT $: Photos: Homeless camps in Inglewood cleared as Super Bowl nears
  • SDUT: San Diego taxpayer sues NFL, team owners over Chargers’ move to Los Angeles five years ago
  • Why Hollywood Big Shots Like Ryan Kavanaugh Are Fleeing L.A.
  • CG: San Francisco DA’s Office Faces Lawsuit in Federal Court Over Reducing Violent Felony to Misdemeanor
  • LAT $: Killing of LAPD officer brings scrutiny on one of L.A.'s oldest and largest gangs
  • LAT $: Guns stolen from rail cars spark LAPD concern
  • SFC: Group targets Tanforan mall jewelry store in smash-and-grab robbery
  • AP: California judge delays enforcement of part of new bacon law
  • SacBee: People aren’t responding to California’s unemployment fraud crackdown. What happens next?
  • AP: Wildfire on California coast near Big Sur is 45% contained
  • AP: California appears to pass peak of omicron variant wave
  • LADN: LAUSD: COVID-19 test-positivity rates, student attendance are improving
  • San Francisco police mark 567% increase in anti-Asian hate-crime reports in 2021
  • SDUT: San Francisco reports big increase in anti-Asian hate crimes
  • CalM: Transit worker shortage ripples through California economy
  • SFC: Bay Area officials plot when to ease mask mandates, other restrictions as cases slow
  • OCReg: State committee on OC oil spill hears about complexities of phasing out offshore oil production
  • LADN: LA City Council may take step toward halting new oil and gas drilling
  • CalM: Tracking California’s water in drought
  • SDUT: Pelosi to seek reelection with Democratic majority at risk
  • LAT $: No ifs, ands or butts: California bill would ban single-use smoking products like cigarette filters
  • OCReg: Malls adding apartments to offset dwindling numbers of shoppers
  • Can you live on California’s minimum wage? Here’s how it stacks up against high living costs
  • NR: Rand Paul Keeps the Heat on Fauci, Demanding Answers on NIH Gain-of-Function Research Funding
  • RCP: New Documents Reveal Covid Origins Downplayed
  • NR: Marc Elias Accused of ‘Appalling’ Hypocrisy for Defending Dem Gerrymandering in Maryland
  • VOC: Santana: School Renaming for Local Education Pioneer Fumbled by Santa Ana District Officials
  • CalM: Newsom’s vacillation on vaccinations, Phase 2
  • Reason: Charter Schools Win Support by Offering Education Flexibility
  • Joe Rogan: There Are Now "Protected Classes" In Comedy, One Thing You Can Mock Relentlessly Is White Men
  • NR: Fire Public Broadcasting
  • OCReg: Our mission to save lives in Afghanistan is not over: Young Kim
  • OCReg: Californians can’t afford the largest tax hike in state history
  • SacBee: Sacramento is raising yard waste fees to pay for California’s new compost law. Here’s how much
  • SJMN: Bay Area cities win $5 million to create new housing policies
  • SFC: S.F. moves for more oversight of private security guards after complaints
  • SFC: Former Redwood High student files lawsuit alleging school covered up teacher abuse
  • SFC: Knight: S.F.’s emergency siren upgrade goes the way of so many city projects
  • What you need to know about Stanislaus COVID emergency declarations
  • FresBee: Fresno city manager informed mayor of departure in a letter. Here’s the note
  • FresBee: Have Fresno County jobs bounced back since COVID-19 began? Here’s what the numbers show
  • CalCoast: SLO County health director resigning after three years
  • VCStar $: Simi establishes some control over state housing law
  • LADN: In wake of crashes, could Pacoima’s Whiteman Airport close? LA County supervisors lay groundwork
  • LADN: Ex-DWP executive pleads guilty in corruption case
  • OCReg: Irvine Valley and Saddleback community colleges will be virtual learning a little longer
  • OCReg: Video catches Laguna Hills student’s racist remarks about Portola player during basketball game
  • SBSun: San Bernardino County to hire 200 new employees, build Yucca Valley fire station
  • PE: $10 million grant boosts Riverside homeless housing project
  • SDUT: Think San Diego home price gains are rough? You should see these other cities
  • VOSD: Past Decisions Complicate Efforts to Fill City Jobs Amid Pandemic Crunch
  • SDUT: San Diego startup rolling out software that flags toxic workplace emails and DMs
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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